50 Most Influential Physician Executives – 2016
The 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives program (previously 50 Most Influential Physicians Executives and Leaders) honors physicians working in the healthcare industry who are deemed by their peers and an expert panel to be the most influential in terms of demonstrating leadership and impact. It took power to make reform happen; now, it will take influential leaders to make reform work.
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Rank: 4
Robert Wachter
Professor and interim chairman, Department of Medicine
University of California at San Francisco
Rank: 6
DR. Richard Migliori
Executive VP of medical affairs and chief medical officer
UnitedHealth Group
Rank: 10
Dr. Jonathan Perlin
President of clinical services and chief medical officer
HCA Healthcare
Rank: 17
Atul Gawande
Surgeon, professor, writer, researcher
Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health
Rank: 21
Eric Topol
Chief academic officer, Scripps Health; director, Scripps Translational Science Institute
Scripps Health
Rank: 23
Peter Pronovost
Director, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality; senior VP for patient safety and quality.
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Rank: 40
Lynn Simon
President of clinical services and chief quality officer
Community Health Systems
Rank: 42
William Roper
CEO, UNC Health Care, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UNC Health Care System
Rank: 46
William Conway
Executive VP and chief quality officer, Henry Ford Health System; CEO, Henry Ford Medical Group
Henry Ford Health System